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CUC26 is 2 Weeks Away: Meet Your Technical Track Speakers

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2 WEEKS AWAY: MEET YOUR TECHNICAL TRACK SPEAKERS FOR CUC26!

REGISTER FOR CUC26

 

The Details:

🌟 When: March 3-5, 2026, 10 AM - 5 PM ET
🌟 WhereOnline
🌟 What: A 3-Day Online Conference for Higher Ed Web Teams, Marketing Teams, & Admins
🌟 Who: Check out your  Speaker Schedule here!

Freely Move Between All Sessions, Classified into Two Different Tracks:

⚡ Strategic Speaker Tracks

⚡ Technical Speaker Tracks

 

SCHEDULE NAVIGATION UPDATE

To facilitate easier navigation of sessions during the conference, a legend has been added to the conference schedule indicating "Strategic" or "Technical" next to each session. See the updated schedule here!

Screenshot of CUC26 schedule legend

   

GAIN THE TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE

The 2026 Cascade User Conference is officially 2 weeks away! We're sharing the final half of our Speaker lineup (if you missed it, check out the Strategic Track Blog here) to give our registrants the most insight into building their session schedule.

We understand that universities are comprised not only of marketers and administrators, but also of the technical talent responsible for generating real results and digital experiences for the organization. To make navigating the conference easier, we have classified all speakers into Strategic Speakers and Technical Speakers. Here are a few notable Speaker sessions you may want to attend.

 

 

 

A FEW (OF MANY) INSIGHTFUL SESSIONS

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Speaker: Jarrett David - Senior Web Operations Manager Texas A&M University
Topic: "Scratching Your Itch In Cascade"
Details: Jarrett will discuss workarounds and solutions to make content contributors' and system admins' lives easier.
Time & Date: March 4, 2026, 3:40 PM - 4:30 PM (ET)

 

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Speakers: Kara Kraus & Elisabeth Hutzel - Director of Web Services & Senior Web Dev. @ John Carroll University & Hannon Hill.
Topic: "Automagic Images: How JCU + Hannon Hill Solved the 40-Crop Challenge."
Details: Kara & Elisabeth will discuss how to automate an image pipeline inside of Cascade CMS.
Time & Date: March 5, 2026, 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM (ET)

 

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Speaker: Kris Hardy - Director of Web and Digital Marketing @ Messiah University
Topic: "Get With The Program"
Details: Kris will emphasize the importance of program finders and dive into JSON and Velocity.
Time & Date: March 4, 2026, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (ET)

 

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Speaker: John Walker - Sr. Applications Systems Management @ Auburn University
Topic: "AUWire: A Centralized Content Platform for a Decentralized Campus"
Details: John will discuss AUWire and how to centralize multiple content types across campuses.
Time & Date: March 4, 2026, 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM (ET)

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND TECHNICAL TRACK SESSIONS?

 

The CUC26 Technical Track sessions are specifically designed to focus on higher ed web strategy, digital infrastructure, promoting automation, and improving site usability. Attendees are free to explore all sessions, but the Technical Track may be a great place to start for:

  1. IT Teams
  2. Web Masters
  3. Teams Tasked with Boosting Enrollment and Retention Through Technical Means

Of course, this is not a comprehensive list! Speakers will cover a broad range of topics, so take a look at the schedule for more details!
 

 REGISTER FOR CUC26

 

To learn more in-depth information about these Speakers and others, you may view session details here. If you'd like to learn more about CUC26 in general, please read the blog "5 Reasons You Should Attend CUC26."

We are absolutely stoked be able to share these insightful presentations with you at CUC26 this year! For any other questions, please email us at conference@hannonhill.com

To learn more about how Cascade CMS and Clive Web Personalization can help your institution reach more students than ever before, reach out to our team.

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2026 9:00 AM

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Kyle Merrill
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